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I know I've been a Flickr-absentee for a while, mostly because I haven't been taking many photos at all. This should explain part of that.

Yep, I'm on the move again. In about 48 hours, I should be hitting the road to move to Ann Arbor. When I decided to move to Texas I posted a picture of a Texas t-shirt that I owned, so I thought that another t-shirt picture would be neat here.

It's been sort of fun, Austin. See you on the flip side.

is judging you.

Toby has an ulcerated cornea, so he is stuck in the Cone of Sadness until he heals up.

It's pretty weird living in Austin, still. While most of the country has been waiting for the weather to warm up so they can enjoy outdoor activities, we've been waiting for it to cool down. This week, we got a great cold front, and today the high temperature is only about 80 degrees. We decided to take advantage of this brief spell and rent a kayak at the Texas Rowing Center today. We rented a double kayak and explored parts of Town Lake and Barton Creek for about an hour and a half. Town Lake is great because motorized watercraft are prohibited, and it's not very deep, so this was a much less nerve-wracking experience than my first time kayaking on Lake Union and the Ship Canal in Seattle last summer!

Here I am paddling away on Town Lake, headed east toward downtown, and trying like hell to keep the canoe going in a straight line. These were sit-on kayaks and didn't have rudders. That was unpleasant.

I actually posted this photo last summer, but it had a big fat mosquito in the top of the frame. I finally got around to cloning it out and I really like this photo.

I wish I could go back here this summer! I'm in much better shape -- and none of my toes are broken! -- and I'm fairly confident that I wouldn't get passed on the trail by 80+ year old ladies in floppy sun hats. I could probably outhike anyone over the age of 60 at this point. Progress!

1 handful of kale
1/2 handful of baby spinach
1.5 mangos, sliced
2 ripe bananas
1 cup V8 Fusion Light blueberry/pomegranate juice
4 tbsp soy protein powder

Throw everything in a blender and blend the crap out of it.

I also have a version of this in the fridge that replaces the mango with a half a box of strawberries and 2 kiwi. They're both delicious. I never thought I'd be drinking a green smoothie....